Probabilistic Modelling of Fatigue Behaviour of 51CrV4 Steel for Railway Parabolic Leaf Springs by Vítor M. G. Gomes, Felipe K. Fiorentin, Rita Dantas, Filipe G. A. Silva, José A. F. O. Correia, Abílio M. P. de Jesus

“…The longevity of railway vehicles is an important factor in their mechanical and structural design. Fatigue is a major issue that affects the durability of railway components, and therefore, knowledge of the fatigue resistance characteristics of critical components, such as the leaf springs, must be extensively investigated. …”
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Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension and Dural Ectasia in Marfan Syndrome: An Illustrative Case Successfully Treated with Steroid Therapy and Literature Review by Francesco Signorelli, Omar Ktari, Ludovico Agostini, Giorgio Ducoli, Fabio Zeoli, Massimiliano Visocchi

“…Patients with Marfan Syndrome (MS) and other connective tissue disorders are at an increased risk for dural ectasia, which may predispose them to spontaneous CSF leaks due to the structural weakness of their dural membranes. The management of SIH in MS patients is debated. …”
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Genome-Wide Analysis of Caffeoyl-CoA-O-methyltransferase (CCoAOMT) Family Genes and the Roles of <i>GhCCoAOMT7</i> in Lignin Synthesis in Cotton by Lina Ma, Jin Wang, Kaikai Qiao, Yuewei Quan, Shuli Fan, Liqiang Wu

“…Motif analysis revealed that all CCoAOMT proteins possess conserved Methyltransf_3 domains, and conserved structural features were identified based on the genes’ exon-intron organization. …”
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Drying kinetics and quality characteristics of ultrasound-assisted germination of quinoa grains: A study on functional properties, mineral content and bioactive compounds by Jabir Khan, Yang Li, Palwasha Gul, Qingyun Li, Kunlun Liu

“…Midilli-Kuck model shows the best fits on drying data closely followed by Hii model, respectively. …”
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The mediating effect of the budget process on the performance of small- and medium-sized enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by Vuong Khanh Tuan, Premkumar Rajagopal

“…Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to test both the conceptual framework and the hypothesis of the real study. …”
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Construction of Clinical Predictive Models for Heart Failure Detection Using Six Different Machine Learning Algorithms: Identification of Key Clinical Prognostic Features by Qu FZ, Ding J, An XF, Peng R, He N, Liu S, Jiang X

“…Fang Zhou Qu,1 Jiang Ding,2 Xi Feng An,3 Rui Peng,4 Ni He,5 Sheng Liu,1 Xin Jiang5 1Medical School, Xizang Minzu University, Xianyang, People’s Republic of China; 2Institute of Electrical Power Systems, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria; 3The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 4Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Cardiology, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Xi’an, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Xin Jiang, Department of Cardiology, Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Xi’an, Shanxi Province, People’s Republic of China, Email 18560453060@163.comPurpose: Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome in which structural or functional abnormalities of the heart result in impaired ventricular filling or ejection capacity. …”
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Strengthening health system's capacity for pre-exposure prophylaxis for adolescent girls and young women and adolescent boys and young men in South Africa (SHeS'Cap-PrEP): Protocol... by Edward Nicol, Trisha Ramraj, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Wisdom Basera, Ngcwalisa Jama, Carl Lombard, Tracy McClinton-Appollis, Darshini Govindasamy, Desiree Pass, Noluntu Funani, Sarah Aheron, Ariana Paredes-Vincent, Jennifer Drummond, Mireille Cheyip, Sibongile Dladla, Jason Bedford, Cathy Mathews

“…In South Africa, various approaches of delivering PrEP have been adopted at different service delivery points (facility-based only, school-based only, community-based only and hybrid school-facility and community-facility models) to overcome challenges associated with individual, structural, and health systems related barriers that may hinder access to and uptake of PrEP among these populations. …”
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Factors Associated With the 30-day Readmission Rate in Patients With Heart Failure by Fereshteh Rezvani, Zahra Abbasi Dolatabadi, Maryam Esmaeili, Saman Maroufizadeh, Mohammad Garakyaraghi, Monir Mazaheri

“…Introduction: Heart failure (HF) is a complex and common clinical syndrome whose symptoms are caused by structural or functional disorders in the heart. Although several studies have been conducted to identify the factors associated with the hospital readmission of patients with HF, statistics still show a high readmission rate in these patients. …”
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Prospective associations of infant food exposures and appetitive traits with early childhood diet quality by Tonja R. Nansel, Amara Channell-Doig, Leah M. Lipsky, Kyle Burger, Grace Shearrer, Anna Maria Siega-Riz, Yong Ma

“…At child ages 3.5 and 5 years, parents provided two 24-h dietary recalls, from which the Healthy Eating Index-2020 was calculated to measure diet quality. Structural equation models using maximum likelihood estimation examined associations of age at introduction to, and intake frequency of, fruit/vegetables and discretionary foods, and their interactions with food-approach and food-avoidance appetitive traits, on child diet quality at ages 3.5 & 5 years, controlling for income, education, and breastfeeding duration. …”
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Quantifying of spatio-temporal variations in the regional gravity field and the effectiveness of earthquake prediction: A case study of MS ≥ 5.0 earthquakes in the Sichuan-Yunnan r... by Weimin Xu, Shi Chen, Yongbo Li, Jiangpei Huang, Bing Zheng, Yufei Han, Zhaohui Chen, Qiuyue Zheng, Hongyan Lu, Linhai Wang, Honglei Li, Dong Liu

“…Reportedly, crustal mass transfer, which is affected by stress state and structural environment, alters the characteristics of the regional gravity field, thus serving as an indicator for locations of moderate to strong earthquakes and a seismology-independent predictor for regions at risk for strong earthquakes. …”
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Rivastigmine interferes with the pharmacological activity of hydromethylthionine on presynaptic proteins in the line 66 model of frontotemporal dementia by Karima Schwab, Lianne Robinson, Anne Annschuetz, Eline Dreesen, Mandy Magbagbeolu, Valeria Melis, Franz Theuring, Charles R. Harrington, Claude M. Wischik, Gernot Riedel

“…We measured the abundance of tau and synaptic proteins (VAMP-2, SNAP-25, SNTX-1, SYNPY-1, SYN-1, A-SYN) immunohistochemically to reveal structural synaptic alterations in these mice. Tau and synaptic markers were also examined in L66 mice treated with hydromethylthionine mesylate (HMTM) (15 mg/kg) and rivastigmine (0.5 mg/kg) administered singly and in combination. …”
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Comparative analysis of corpus callosum lipidome and transcriptome in schizophrenia and healthy brain by Maria S. Osetrova, Olga I. Efimova, Marina D. Zavolskova, Elena A. Stekolschikova, Gleb N. Vladimirov, Dmitry A. Senko, Tatiana A. Zhuravleva, Anna Y. Morozova, Yana A. Zorkina, Denis S. Andreyuk, George P. Kostyuk, Evgeniy N. Nikolaev, Philipp E. Khaitovich

“…BACKGROUND: Functional and structural studies of the brain highlight the importance of white matter alterations in schizophrenia. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding pulmonary rehabilitation among patients with chronic respiratory diseases: a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study in a tertiary ho... by Xueli Bai, Yuan Chen, Xiansheng Liu, Lingling Wang, Xiaohong Zhang, Jie Ding, Lin Su, Ruiying Wang, Shuang Wei

“…The secondary outcome assessed the association between demographic factors (age, gender, income, education, smoking status) and KAP scores using structural equation modelling (SEM).Results The mean KAP scores were 1.26±2.85 for knowledge, 30.46±3.63 for attitudes and 34.58±5.55 for practices. …”
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Innovative strategies for bone organoid: Synergistic application and exploration of advanced technologies by Xu Lou, Qirong Zhou, Zhenglin Dong, Long Bai, Jiacan Su, Hua Yue

“…While 3D bioprinting enhances spatial precision and structural complexity, artificial intelligence accelerates organoid optimization through data-driven approaches. …”
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Unique epitope–antibody interactions in the intrinsically disordered proteoglycan-like domain of human carbonic anhydrase IX defined by high-resolution NMR combined with yeast surf... by Feng Ni, Cunle Wu, Ping Xu, Ping Wang, Yves Fortin, Melanie Arbour, Luke Masson, Denis L’Abbé, Andrea Acel, Mylene Gosselin, Anne E.G. Lenferink

“…Transverse relaxation optimized NMR spectroscopy of 11H9-F(Ab) in complex with the CA-IX IDR outlines structural rigidification of a linear epitope, while the rest of the IDR remains largely unstructured upon complex formation. …”
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A Multidata Approach to Open Clusters: Roslund 3 and Ruprecht 174 in CCD UBV and Gaia DR3 Context by Hülya Karagöz, Talar Yontan, Selçuk Bilir, Olcay Plevne, Tansel Ak, Serap Ak, Remziye Canbay, Timothy Banks

“…A detailed analysis of the structural, astrophysical, kinematic, and dynamical properties of the open clusters Roslund 3 and Ruprecht 174 is carried out using CCD UBV photometry in conjunction with astrometric and photometric data from Gaia DR3. …”
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Fostering achievement of sustainable development goals through green culture and digital transformation: Empirical evidence from an Indonesian education human resources university by Indah Prabawati, Wiwik Sri Utami, Harmanto, Meirinawati, Suci Megawati, Artanti Indrasetianingsih, Sud Sudirman

“…Utilizing a quantitative approach, a survey was conducted with 435 students from State University of Surabaya, a leading IEHRU. Data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) with SmartPLS 4. …”
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Quantitative Characterization and Determination of the Main Factors That Control Fracture Development in the Lower Paleozoic Shale in Southeastern Chongqing, China by Zhiping Zhang, Xiangye Kong, Qing Chen, Ye Zhang, Zhi Deng, Chuan Yu, Zhian Lei, Haijie Zhang, Xiaofeng Wang, Guanghua Yao, Licheng Yang, Xianfeng Tan

“…The results obtained showed that there are three types of fractures in the lower Paleozoic shale in southeastern Chongqing, which are structural, diagenetic, and abnormal high-pressure fractures. …”
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Astragaloside IV attenuates podocyte apoptosis via regulating TXNIP/NLRP3/GSDMD signaling pathway in diabetic nephropathy by Zhibo Hu, Yu Zhou, Cailing Gao, Junfen Liu, Congqing Pan, Jun Guo

“…Results In vitro, AS-IV led to a significant reduction in blood urea nitrogen (BUN), urine albumen-to-creatinine ratio (UACR), serum creatinine (CREA), and hyperglycemia in db/db mice and lessen the pathological alterations in the kidney. Moreover, pyrin structural domain of the NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3), cleaved-caspase-1, gasdermin D (GSDMD), IL-18, and IL-1β were down-expressed and podocyte markers podocin and nphs1 were up-regulated following AS-IV intervention. …”
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Characterization of the pork sector in the productive core of Argentina: a look at small producers by Carlos Figueroa, Diana Acosta, Matias Mac Allister, Gabriela Fernández, Mariano Merino

“…These findings show the need for professional intervention in smaller-scale pig farms to overcome structural barriers and access to the production chain. …”
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